See the UK destroyer crew that scored the Royal Navy's first missile kill since the Gulf War

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The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted a missile fired by Houthi militants at a merchant ship.
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted a missile fired by Houthi militants at a merchant ship.

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UK Royal Navy recruits no longer need to know how to swim as enlistment problems mount, report says

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Naval cadets taking a swim around the Training ship Mercury a former Royal Navy ship of the line from the Trafalgar period. September 1916.
Naval cadets taking a swim around a training ship in 1916.

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The UK's $3.7B flagship aircraft carrier caught fire in another embarrassing incident for the Royal Navy

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British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Oslo, Norway November 21, 2022.
British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Oslo, Norway November 21, 2022.

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Britain's $3.7B aircraft carriers were meant to take a crowning role in a major NATO exercise — then failed to set sail, twice

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Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales moored in Portsmouth Harbour after its scheduled sailing was called off at the last minute on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

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Britain suffered an embarrassing aircraft carrier malfunction just as China started showing off its new carrier

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China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai during its launch ceremony on June 17, 2022.

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The high-profile failure of a $3.7B aircraft carrier shows how Britain is struggling to keep up with first-rate militaries

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The HMS Queen Elizabeth Royal Navy aircraft carrier leaves Portsmouth Harbour in the UK on November 3, 2023.

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The UK's flagship aircraft carrier suffers new misfortune and won't lead major NATO exercise

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HMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Queen Elizabeth

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Missiles that a UK warship has used to shoot down Houthi threats are getting the ability to battle new targets

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Image of HMS Defender firing it's Sea Viper missile, seen here off Scotland's Outer Hebrides and Norway's Arctic coast.
Image of HMS Defender firing it's Sea Viper missile, seen here off Scotland's Outer Hebrides and Norway's Arctic coast.

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The US gave the Houthis a final warning. The Iran-backed rebels answered with their biggest-ever missile and drone attack.

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The HMS Diamond, a UK warship, responds to a Houthi attack on Jan. 9, 2023.
The HMS Diamond, a UK warship, responds to a Houthi attack on Jan. 9, 2023.

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Britain's Royal Navy resorts to LinkedIn to recruit a top submarine role that will oversee the nation's nuclear program, reports say

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British submarine HMS Vanguard in 2009.

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